Table 1 Distribution of N. gonorrhoeae infection in relation to socio-demographic characteristics of STI suspected patients (n = 186) seen in Gambella hospital, Ethiopia (March–July 2015)
Socio-demographic characteristics | N. gonorrhoeae infection | COR (95% CI) | p value | AOR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n = 21) n (%) | Negative (n = 165) n (%) | |||||
Gender | ||||||
Male (106) | 17 (16.0) | 89 (84.0) | 3.63 (1.17, 11.25) | 0.026 | 4.24 (1.01, 17.82) | 0.049 |
Female (80) | 4 (5.0) | 76 (95.0) | 1* | 1* | ||
Age | ||||||
15–19 (20) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (100.0) | 0.000 (0.000) | 0.439 | ||
20–24 (37) | 7 (18.9) | 30 (81.1) | 4.78 (0.93, 24.67) | |||
25–29 (59 | 9 (15.3) | 50 (84.7) | 3.69 (0.76, 18.04) | |||
30–34 (27) | 3 (11.1) | 24 (88.9) | 2.56 (0.40, 16.44) | |||
>35 (43) | 2 (4.7) | 41(95.3) | 1* | |||
Residence | ||||||
Urban (134) | 12 (9.0) | 122 (91.0) | 1* | 0.112 | 1* | 0.477 |
Rural (52) | 9 (17.3) | 43 (82.7) | 2.13 (0.84, 5.40) | 1.51(0.49, 4.66) | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Married (112) | 14 (12.5) | 98 (87.5) | 1* | 0.523 | ||
Unmarried (74) | 7 (9.5) | 67 (90.5) | 0.73 (0.28, 1.91) | |||
Educational status | ||||||
Illiterate (19) | 2(10.5) | 17 (89.5) | 0.77 (0.16, 0.67) | 0.585 | ||
Primary (1–8) (62) | 5 (8.1) | 57 (91.9) | 0.57 (0.195, 1.668) | |||
S & A (105) | 14 (13.3) | 91 (86.7) | 1* | |||
Occupation | ||||||
Employee (80) | 12 (15.0) | 68 (85.0) | 1* | 0.978 | ||
House wife (25) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (100) | 0.000 (0.000) | |||
Farmer (13) | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | 0.47 (0.06, 0.96) | |||
Student (39) | 5 (12.8) | 34 (87.2) | 0.83 (0.27, 2.56) | |||
Merchant (18) | 2 (11.1) | 16 (88.9) | 0.708 (0.14, 3.48) | |||
Others (11) | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | 0.57 (0.07, 4.84) | |||
AMI (USD) | ||||||
No income (15) | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) | 1.33 (0.26, 6.68) | 0.225 | 10.82 (1.31, 89.63) | 0.173 |
<25 (38) | 2 (5.3) | 36 (94.7) | 0.48 (0.10, 2.27) | 2.89 (0.42, 19.86) | ||
25–50 (27) | 6 (22.2) | 21 (77.8) | 2.47 (0.82, 7.42) | 1.78 (0.427, 7.40) | ||
>50 (106) | 11(10.4) | 95 (89.6) | 1* | 1* | ||